Sod the neighbours....I’d charge them to hear the sound of the P5b V8. What a beast! I’ve waited 5 days to watch this. Well done to you and top marks to Tara. Looking forward to seeing her out on her first trip of the year. 👍
What a magnificent beauty, I travelled in one as a young lad around 1969. Felt like royalty! Thanks George Montague for being wealthy enough to own such a wonderful and luxurious car. A boy's dream come true 🥰
Oh, you lucky one. Mine is a '71with the automatic choke. One has to learn a whole new set of swear words to be properly prepared for that first start up and every start in cold weather for that matter. :-)
I'm a Scot Watching in Australia, one of the nicest P5s on the net , love these cars but hard to find here. Got me a Triumph 2500 TC as a poor substitute. Keep them coming👍
Lovely car. Video really well put together. Enjoyed that. Will watch the other videos. I have a P6B 3500 S in Tasmania Australia. Hubnut from the UK recently did a couple of videos on it. A friend here has a P5B Coupe in Arden Green. Really like the saloons myself as they have more headroom in the rear. Coupes are lovely of course.
Beautiful car,had a 68 p5b saloon back in the early 80 ies ,love your videos would love another one. Where in Austria is the classic car show ?will you be attending this year if it goes ahead ?
I have to ask. How do you support yourself in Austria managing a hobby that isn't cheap?. Are you a business?. Do you speak German fluently?. Love the videos (it's easy for us) but I wondered how?. Thank you.
Beautiful car but by the early 70s many potential 2nd owners would have found p5b far too thirsty. I remember dad considering a used one but by the time they reached their 2nd owners the p5b often had surface rust and cracked leather.
Agreed, Jan. They were totally uneconomical back then, especially during the oil crisis. That and their tendency to rust led many of them to be banger raced in the '70s where they were unfortunately very popular.
Very nice, well done! How long since the last run (or start up)? I prefer to let the engine run until it’s fully warmed up before I turn it off, esp if the car has an automatic choke (AED). I’ve been told that Castrol Magnatec engine oil prevents cylinder walls to become dry (no oil film) during long term storage. What are your thoughts on this?
It's been 6 months since the last start up. The car has a manual choke, AEDs were fitted the year after this was built and I warmed he up fully after I stopped filming. Not sure about the Magnatec oil, I use Castrol classic 20/50.
My ‘69 P5B did have an AED and I can’t remember ever having problems with it. If you give me your email address I’ll relay the ad from the last time it was advertised for sale on a Norwegian site, with nice photos. I’ve saved the ad to have something nice to look at. My main car interest today circles around classic Jaguars.
these cars are lovely but now you can see how crap they where compared to the jag now you know why the jag was used so much by villains they were a lot easer to start and did'nt need a lot of maintenance to start after not been run for a while
Sod the neighbours....I’d charge them to hear the sound of the P5b V8. What a beast! I’ve waited 5 days to watch this. Well done to you and top marks to Tara. Looking forward to seeing her out on her first trip of the year. 👍
Thanks Gary....I'm hoping to get her out on the road very shortly.
Tara Bordeaux
I’ll be looking forward to watching when you do. Sounds amazing through my bose headphones....
What a magnificent beauty, I travelled in one as a young lad around 1969. Felt like royalty! Thanks George Montague for being wealthy enough to own such a wonderful and luxurious car. A boy's dream come true 🥰
Nothing better than a V8 for sound.
Oh, you lucky one. Mine is a '71with the automatic choke. One has to learn a whole new set of swear words to be properly prepared for that first start up and every start in cold weather for that matter. :-)
Beautiful car pristine condition looking forward new blogs soon.👍🏻✅
I'm a Scot Watching in Australia, one of the nicest P5s on the net , love these cars but hard to find here. Got me a Triumph 2500 TC as a poor substitute. Keep them coming👍
Thanks, Scot. There's quite a few P5s in Australia but not many on the net. Enjoy your Triumph - a great car!
Lovely car. Video really well put together. Enjoyed that. Will watch the other videos. I have a P6B 3500 S in Tasmania Australia. Hubnut from the UK recently did a couple of videos on it. A friend here has a P5B Coupe in Arden Green. Really like the saloons myself as they have more headroom in the rear. Coupes are lovely of course.
Thanks for watching, Peter. I'd love to have a drive in a P6B 3500S. Both the saloon and coupé are great cars, I wish I had one of each!
Lovely car. I had a P6 2000 in the seventies which I loved. I've always wanted a P5 coupe but never got around to getting hold of one. Maybe one day?
I love this car .
you have such a beautiful car
Thank you, Sir!
Excellent infomative vlog as always keep them coming stay safe 👍
Thank you Kevin, you too!
Beautiful car,had a 68 p5b saloon back in the early 80 ies ,love your videos would love another one. Where in Austria is the classic car show ?will you be attending this year if it goes ahead ?
Thanks for watching, Joseph. The classic car show is in Wels 11-13th September. I hope to be there.
Is a one kick start ever possible with these classics ?
Love the videos, hope you have the Rover P5 book, complete story by James Taylor? Also I assume you have seen the Roger Moore film TMWHH? :)
Thanks for watching, Geoff. Yes I've the book and have seen the film. All I need now is the t-shirt!
Did you have the car treated with "Waxoyle"? the bodywork looks good.
Thanks. It was restored well 25 years ago, but some areas are now showing their age.
Great car
I have to ask. How do you support yourself in Austria managing a hobby that isn't cheap?. Are you a business?. Do you speak German fluently?. Love the videos (it's easy for us) but I wondered how?. Thank you.
Beautiful car but by the early 70s many potential 2nd owners would have found p5b far too thirsty. I remember dad considering a used one but by the time they reached their 2nd owners the p5b often had surface rust and cracked leather.
Agreed, Jan. They were totally uneconomical back then, especially during the oil crisis. That and their tendency to rust led many of them to be banger raced in the '70s where they were unfortunately very popular.
Your SS exhaust sounds very tinny. It spoils the engine note.
Very nice, well done! How long since the last run (or start up)? I prefer to let the engine run until it’s fully warmed up before I turn it off, esp if the car has an automatic choke (AED). I’ve been told that Castrol Magnatec engine oil prevents cylinder walls to become dry (no oil film) during long term storage. What are your thoughts on this?
It's been 6 months since the last start up. The car has a manual choke, AEDs were fitted the year after this was built and I warmed he up fully after I stopped filming. Not sure about the Magnatec oil, I use Castrol classic 20/50.
My ‘69 P5B did have an AED and I can’t remember ever having problems with it. If you give me your email address I’ll relay the ad from the last time it was advertised for sale on a Norwegian site, with nice photos. I’ve saved the ad to have something nice to look at. My main car interest today circles around classic Jaguars.
these cars are lovely but now you can see how crap they where compared to the jag now you know why the jag was used so much by villains they were a lot easer to start and did'nt need a lot of maintenance to start after not been run for a while